Christum wir sollen loben schon

"Christum wir sollen loben schon"
Hymn by Martin Luther
The hymn in the Erfurt Enchyridion, 1524
Text	by Martin Luther
Language	German
Published	1524

"Christum wir sollen loben schon" (We should praise Christ beautifully^{[lower-alpha 1]}) is a Lutheran Christmas hymn with a text by Martin Luther, first published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion. He wrote it based on the Latin A solis ortus cardine and kept its melody.^[1] The hymn was used in several musical settings, including the chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121.^[2][3]

See also

• List of hymns by Martin Luther

Notes

1. "schon" is an old form of "schön" (beautiful)

References

1. "Christum wir sollen loben schon" (in German). Christliche Liederdatenbank. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. "Christum wir sollen loben schon / Text and Translation of Chorale". bach-cantatas.com. 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
3. "Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / Christum wir sollen loben schon". bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

Literature

• Wilhelm Lucke: Christum wir sollen loben schon. In: D. Martin Luthers Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe, vol 35, Weimar 1923, S. 150–151
• Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann: Das Buch der Weihnachtslieder. Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag, Zürich 2003 (1982), ISBN 3-254-08213-3.